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Sat / January 20, 2018

Midnight at the Masquerade

The Experts in Mystery Entertainment are now performing live, interactive murder mystery dinner shows in Tucker, Atlanta, and surrounding areas throughout Georgia. Join us for a night of intrigue, deception, and delicious food in this masquerade ball thriller.

Metro Atlanta has grown into a leading global center for supply chain management due to a variety of factors including its strong cluster of headquarters that demand efficient services, extraordinary talent pool, vital southeast geographic location and robust infrastructure. Join us for an update from Ben Harris (Ben Harris, Director, Supply Chain & Advanced Manufacturing, Metro Atlanta Chamber) on Atlanta's thriving ecosystem and how you can play an active role in helping to shape its economic future.

Are you interested in pursuing a career in data analytics or data science? Or, are you already doing analytics work and looking to expand your technical skillset? If so, we would like to invite you to an Analytics Graduate School Networking Night on Thursday, Feb 22nd from 6:00 – 8:00PM at Atlanta Tech Village, 3423 Piedmont Rd NE, Atlanta. This is your opportunity to learn how a Master of Science in Analytics can launch or expand your career in the growing field of data science.

Partnership Against Domestic Violence (PADV), Georgia's first, largest and most experienced nonprofit working to end domestic violence, will host its 9th annual Teen Summit on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Decatur High School. The free event, which will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., focuses on empowering teens and adults to deepen the dialogue on teen dating violence, and prompt next steps that will help drive “Dialogue and Action” – the event’s theme this year. Teen Summit offers parents and teens an improved understanding of the ingredients that make up respectful relationships, as well as how to recognize the warning signs and patterns of dating violence. Through hands-on activities, workshops and teen-led sessions, this event will equip both teens and adults with the tools necessary to not only engage in hard conversations, but grow in an understanding of each other’s perspectives and concerns and generate plans of action attendees can take back to their own communities. For more information and to register for this free event, please visit PADV’s website.

The 4th Annual Women’s Leadership Forum presented by The Junior League of Atlanta will be held on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at AmercasMart. This year's theme, The Power of a Woman's Voice, will inspire attendees to use their knowledge, instincts and passion to speak up for the things that matter most and will encourage them to apply that learning to all aspects of their lives. This year’s keynote speaker is Veronika Scott, Founder and CEO of The Empowerment Plan, a company that provides economic empowerment by hiring homeless women to produce self-heated, waterproof coats that double as sleeping bags for people living on the streets. Tickets are available for $100 per person. For more information on this year's event please visit the Women’s Leadership Forum website at www.JLAwomensforum.org.

Working Wiser: Practical approaches to speed progress in diversity and inclusion in the legal industry

Wednesday, March 7 | 2:00 - 5:45 p.m.

Keynote Speakers

Monica Howard Douglas, General Counsel North America, Coca-Cola

Walter Lancaster, Deputy General Counsel Litigation, Accenture

Join peers from 10+ countries worldwide for this unique program improving teamwork across countries and cultures.

Join us to become a catalyst for diversity and inclusion in your organization.
Participate in practical, interactive workshops with legal industry change-makers worldwide.
Learn how to embrace diverse backgrounds to make your workplace more inclusive.

Network Under 40:Atlanta’s 7th Anniversary: March 8th at 200 Peachtree

Join us on Thursday, March 8th as we celebrate our 7th anniversary at 200 Peachtree. Located in the heart of Downtown, this stunning and historic venue will be the perfect backdrop to help you make new friends and business contacts, as well as to go deeper with the familiar faces you’ve met at our previous events! New to Network Under 40? Our events are designed to help you build local community (friends and business connections) and turn transactional, tedious networking events into fun, meaningful experiences! You’ll find us in different areas of town and at various venue vibes so you can choose which is a fit for you. We believe that the foundation to success in your career and personal life hinges on genuine relationships with real people, so come check it out! Here’s why you should attend and what you can expect: Meet 200+ of Atlanta’s best Under 40s in a comfortable and fun environment to make new friends and business contacts! Seek out a member of our volunteer ambassador team to help you get connected and plugged in with ease! Enjoy complimentary appetizers while you kickstart new relationships! Arrive safely and skip parking with a special promo code for first-time Lyft users: NU40. (Up to $20) Fun celebratory extras for our 7th anniversary like a photo booth! We will be capping ticket sales for this event at 250 to be sure everyone has a comfortable experience. We’ve sold out before, so get your tickets early while they’re available! We also encourage you to consider taking Uber/Lyft/Taxi for safety if you plan to drink at our event. As noted above, there’s a special promo code for first-time Lyft users. Parking Information: $6 parking in the attached garage (GPS address is 150 Carnegie Way, Atlanta GA, 30303), as well many other paid lots nearby. Or you can skip the parking and arrive safely with a special promo code for first-time Lyft users: NU40 (Up to $20) or take MARTA to Peachtree Center Station and walk less than 1 block. Many thanks to this month’s sponsors First Option Mortgage, KoutureBooth, WeWork, and Palate Catering as well as our featured Nonprofit Friends of Refugees. We look forward to you meeting them! *Tickets Are Only Available Online *You Must Be 21 Or Older To Attend

This is not your ordinary Conference; this is a MOVEMENT? Are you stuck in a place of forgiveness, resentment, bitterness? Did someone you love hurt you or abuse you, leave you? Are you holding onto something that happen when you were 15 years old? Are you holding on to the bad relationship, the abortion, the drugs, homosexuality? It’s time to forgive yourself and let go of those things that are holding you hostage. We want to encourage you to walk in the freedom of forgiveness. The Complete Woman Movement wants to give you the tools to walk into your purpose. We have a platform of Free Women that will be sharing their personal testimony of what freedom looks like in their life and how they overcame. They will talk to you about their neglect, the abuse, being held hostage in their mind. Today they are walking in freedom and they want you walk in your freedom as well. We will have Keynote Speaker Dr. Laura Davis-Perry, Columbus, OH. Keynote speaker Terri Matthews, Philadelphia PA, CEO of Jaden’s Voice. You dont want to miss the life changing testimonies of Minister Kimberly Snipe, Charleston, SC, Joyce "Lady Joy" Hester of Atlanta Ga. from WeRise Media. There are going to be praise dancers, vendors, light lunch. For vendor information please email completewomanconference@gmail.com we will send you the information. There will be 2 jewelry vendors. The Vendors will not be duplicated.

Join the Georgia Department of Economic Development on March 20th for the 2018 Go Global Reception and 5th Annual GLOBE Awards. This highly anticipated event will highlight Georgia’s international economic development efforts and attendees will have the opportunity to network with Georgia’s international representatives from Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Europe, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the United Kingdom and Ireland. The reception includes recognition of this year’s Georgia Launching Opportunities by Exporting (GLOBE) Award winners. This state-led award program highlights companies that entered into a new international market during the previous calendar year. For more information about how to apply for a GLOBE Award please visit Georgia.org/Trade or contact mbier@georgia.org.

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